5 Sukkot Activities You Can Do with What You Have at Home
Is Halloween Right for Your Jewish Family?
Do Jews celebrate Halloween? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Reform Jews seem to be particularly divided on the subject of celebrating the spooky holiday.
How to Create an Epic Shabbat Experience for 5,000 People
Invariably, Biennial delegates say that one of the high points is praying together with 5,000 Reform Jews. Learn what’s in store for Shabbat at the upcoming Biennial.
Look What Happened When We Welcomed Israelis into Our Congregation
During a recent bar mitzvah, 40 iPhones stared at me from the pews as my congregation intersected with an Israeli family living abroad.
Why I’m Not Hiding My Religion Any More
I tried to hide my religion during my entire childhood. When I look back, I wonder who I was kidding.
Things Matter: On Giving Wildfire Victims Space to Grieve
Our things are important and precious to us. They are physical manifestations of our memories. They are our attachment to people and places. They are infinitely meaningful.
Transness Through the Words of Hillel
Everyone seems surprised to think that there might be more than one trans person in one family.
Seeing My Transness Through the Words of Rabbi Hillel
Rabbi Hillel said, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me?" For trans people, it can be very difficult to out ourselves, to be our most authentic selves around people who may judge us or even hurt us.
How We Found the Holy in Creating Our Temple's Annual Memory Book
The whole memory book project was transformed before our eyes. What was originally considered to be merely office minutia and fundraising became what it truly was: sacred work.